Posts by Jacob

Fender Stratocaster is the worldwide archetype when talking about electric guitars. The quintessential electric guitar is one of the first images that comes to mind when somebody mentions electric...

A minor scale is natural to C major. This means that the notes in the scale don’t have flats or sharps, and they are C, D, E, F, G, A, B. As a result, it is a perfect starting point along with C...

Hammer-ons and pull-offs are some of the most fundamental techniques for playing guitar. By using the strength of the fretting hand, these hammer-ons and pull-offs allow guitarists to change between...

If you have ever owned or played a Fender guitar, you might have noticed a brown stripe running down the back of the neck. This is the so-called “skunk stripe,” which is a unique part of the...

Although classic 4/4 time signature songs dominate recent music history, there are many different time signatures to explore and master for musicians searching for going out of their comfort zone and...

Developed by musicians of blues and folk called Old South of the United States from the 1920s, fingerpicking is a special technique of playing the guitar. It is nothing more than playing with...